Notes on Installing Artix Linux


A joke could be made about the previous article being about showering and this article being about installing an Arch-based distribution. Anyway, here are some things I learned while installing Artix.

Setting the Disk Label Type

On Legacy BIOS systems, it is easier to install Artix when the disk label type of the drive that Artix is being installed on is dos instead of gpt. This can be changed using fdisk /dev/sdX with the o command.

Note that creating a new label will remove the data on the partition. Tools like testdisk can be used for recovering partitions.

Make sure that the boot partition, the first partition, is made bootable with the a command.

Connecting to Wi-Fi

If iw and wifi-menu are not installed, run the following commands:

        rfkill unblock wifi
        connmanctl
        connmanctl> agent on
        connmanctl> scan wifi
        connmanctl> services
        connmanctl> connect wifi_what_your_service_path_is